§7845 Consolidated Local Plans or Applications

Summary

Local school districts or other local education agencies that get money from more than one covered program may send one combined plan or application to the State educational agency instead of separate ones. The State must give those combined plans to the Governor. If the State has an approved consolidated State plan under section 7842, it can require local agencies that receive funds under more than one program in that State plan to submit a single consolidated local plan, but it cannot force them to file separate plans. The State agency must work with the Governor and the local agencies to set up filing procedures and may only ask for the descriptions, information, assurances, and other materials that are absolutely needed to review the plan. Two or more eligible local educational agencies, a group of eligible local educational service agencies, or an educational service agency applying for others may file a joint consolidated plan for one or more covered programs if each eligible local educational agency chooses to join or lets the service agency apply for it. An “eligible local educational agency” means one that is eligible under part B of subchapter V.